With my first, it didn't come back until I weaned her at 18 months. With my other two, it started right at 11 months while I was still nursing regularly but not MOTN anymore.
i was nursing around the clock, probably every 2 hours during the day and 3-4 hours at night if i was lucky. that had been our routine for at least 2 months at that point so i don't think i "did" anything to get it back.
With Dd, it didn't come back until 15 months, when she was down to nursing 3x per day.
With DS, I just got my first pp period last week and DS is about to turn 6 months. I have no idea what prompted it, but I have been taking a bunch of supplements for different maladies, including Evening Primrose Oil, which I know can affect hormones. But I'm just guessing. He also started solids already, but isn't eating a ton or nursing any less because of that.
DS wasn't STTN until he was about 8 months old, plus he got a GI bug that put him off nursing. My period started 2 weeks later. We were in Bermuda on vacation and of course I had no supplies on hand.
10.5 months. It was right after I went from two pumps a day to one. DD had been STTN (up to 12 hours) since 6 or 7 months, so I was surprised I didn't get it sooner.
I BF as much as I can but have to supplement (have with all of my kids). My cycle returned at 12 months, 9 months, 7 months, and I'm still waiting.... after DC2 I got pregnant my first PP cycle but miscarried. This last pregnancy occurred after 2 PP cycles. DD3 will be 9 months on the 7th and I am anxiously waiting for the damn thing to come back lol!
Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 29, 2015 20:23:57 GMT -5
3.5 months pp. So sad. She was EBF and often too, so I was really annoyed. It came back monthly as usual after that first pp cycle.
My theory is that it came back because I had just returned to work 2 weeks prior and my pumping output was never great, so I am guessing my body just didn't respond well enough to the pump to be fooled by it. She was most definitely not STTN and actually was eating more often overnight.
6 months with DS1 and DS2. 5 months with DS3. All were still nursing at least a couple times a night (generally more), but I was back at work and therefore pumping every few hours versus feeding constantly during the day.
Post by gerberdaisy on Jan 29, 2015 20:36:51 GMT -5
We are at 5 months now and haven't had it yet. Surprising because we only breastfeed morning and night with formula during the day. So basically I'll get it during my vacation in a couple weeks.
Post by moopoint17 on Jan 29, 2015 20:50:37 GMT -5
I've always had very irregular cycles, usually going months without a period, so this probably doesn't count for much. With ds1, it came back at 14 months. That's also around the time he self weaned. DS2 is almost 11 months and I'm still waiting.
DS1: Came back around 9mos pp. My supply sucked due to a crazy work schedule and lack of time to pump. Then I didn't get it again until 12mos pp.
DS2: Came back at 13mos pp, EP'd until 12.5mos.
DS3: Got an IUD at 8w pp so hard to say. Spotted off and on for a few months after the IUD was placed. Then nothing until ~19mos, pumped and BF'd until 12mos, then just BF'd morning and evening until 17.5mos.
Mine came back around 5 or 5.5 weeks, days after PP bleeding stopped. My cycle has always been like clockwork and it came back just like it had been, just as regular. I was annoyed because not having a period was one of the few things I enjoyed about being pregnant, and it came back so quickly.